Commonwealth Bank head Matt Comyn said mortgagees are reigning in their discretionary spending and dipping into savings
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Young home owners who bought during the Covid-19 pandemic are pulling back their spending sharply as interest rates rise and cost of living pressures persist.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia head Matt Comyn has told a federal parliamentary inquiry many households are clearly feeling the strain, hauling in their discretionary spending and dipping into savings.
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